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ARTIMPLANT AB's INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

ARTIMPLANT AB's INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 IMPORTANT FDA-CLEARANCE. NORDIC REGION SALES HAVE COMMENCED ·Artimplant´s net sales for the 9 month period reached SEK 1.1 million (SEK 1.2 million) ·Losses after tax amounted to SEK -22.4 million (SEK -21.0 million) ·The result per share amounted to SEK -0.59 (SEK -0.97) ·FDA-clearance through a 510(k) for Artelon® CMC-I Spacer DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THE END OF THE PERIOD ·Development cooperation between Artimplant and Mölnlycke Health Care terminated Forthcoming financial reports: Release of year end results: February, 17, 2005

Ratos to buy Elitfönster

Ratos has today concluded an agreement to acquire 95% of the leading Swedish window manufacturer the Elitfönster Group. Ratos's investment amounts to SEK 473 million. The seller is the private equity firm Triton.The Elitfönster Group develops, manufactures and sells windows to the building trade, construction companies and modular home manufacturers. The Group employs a total of 960 full-time equivalents. Sweden is the main market and sales amounted to approximately SEK 1,100 million in 2003. Profit before depreciation (EBITDA) amounted to SEK 134 million (118). The Group's sales have risen

AB Volvo announces share repurchase

AB Volvo announces share repurchase Further to the decision taken by AB Volvo's Board of Directors on June 17, 2004, regarding repurchase of own shares, AB Volvo has, on Thursday November 4, acquired 300,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 270.50 and 274.50 with an average price of SEK 272.60. On June 17, 2004, the Board of AB Volvo decided to acquire through purchase on Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Exchange) a maximum of 22,076,045 Series A and/or Series B shares, however, not to exceed a total purchase amount of SEK 4,300,000,000. After the repurchase, AB Volvo is in

Interim report, third quarter 2004

Interim report, third quarter 2004 "Sandvik's growth in the third quarter was strong. Order intake rose by 26% at fixed exchange rates for comparable units and profit after net financial items rose by 43% to SEK 1,577 M. Higher sales volumes, improved capacity utilization and rationalization measures resulted in an increase in earnings for all business areas. The business climate remained favorable and the Group further improved its market positions. Demand rose in Europe, in particular in Germany and Eastern Europe. There was an increase in activity in the NAFTA area. Sales rose in Asia/

Interim report for the nine months ended September 30, 2004

Interim report for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 ·Third-quarter operating profit rose 31 percent compared with year-earlier period. ·Increase in third-quarter sales in Europe. ·Sales for the year amounted to SEK 3,202 M (2,935). ·Profit after tax for the year was SEK 400 M (327). ·Earnings per share before dilution for the year were SEK 13.90 (11.40). Comments by the President "Sales improved further in the third quarter, with growth of 16 percent at fixed exchange rates compared with the preceding year. The accumulated growth in sales for the first nine months of the year was 12

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES CONVERTIBLE NOTE OFFERING AND STOCK BUY BACK

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES CONVERTIBLE NOTE OFFERING AND STOCK BUY BACK SANTA ANA, Calif., November 4, 2004 - Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWAV) today announced that it intends to raise approximately $150 million through an offering of 20 - year convertible notes (the "Notes") in a private offering for resale to qualified institutional buyers meeting the criteria contained in Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"). Powerwave also intends to grant the initial purchaser an option to purchase up to an additional $50 million of Notes. Powerwave

Trelleborg makes complementary acquisition within marine fender systems in the US

Trelleborg makes complementary acquisition within marine fender systems in the US Through its business area Trelleborg Engineered Systems, the Trelleborg Group has acquired the operations of US-based Ecoboard, which develops and manufactures primarily marine piling and deck constructions. Ecoboard, which has annual sales of approximately SEK 20 M, produces composite marine piling and decks from recycled polymer materials. This acquisition supplements Trelleborg's product offering in marine engineering solutions, with port facilities as the primary end-customer segment. The acquisition also

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 4 November 2004 3.30pmNOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING Ponsse Oyj’s shareholders are hereby invited to attend an ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting to be held on Wednesday 24 November 2004 at 10am atMetsäpirtin kurssi- ja leirikeskus, Vanha Kainuuntie 6 a, 74100 Iisalmi. The meeting will consider the Board of Directors’ proposal to pay anadditional dividend and to increase the share capital through a scripissue. Ponsse Oyj’s Extraordinary General Meeting will consider the followingbusiness: 1. The Board of Directors’ proposal to pay an additional dividend

Broström's latest newbuilding, Bro Etienne, named in China

Broström's latest newbuilding, Bro Etienne, named in China At a ceremony in China Broström's latest newbuilding was named BRO ETIENNE by its godmother Mrs Birgitt Beutner, who is the wife of Mr Helfried Beutner, Managing Director of Rigel Schiffahrts GmbH. The vessel is a product tanker of 37,300 dwt and is one out of six vessels that Broström and its partner Rigel Schiffahrts GmbH have ordered at the Chinese shipyard Jinling Shipyard. Delivery will be made before the end of 2004. The remaining three vessels in the series are planned for delivery during 2005. The vessels will be serving

Good return with low risk

Good return with low risk Occupational pensions company Alecta achieved a total return of 6.3 per cent for the first nine months of 2004. This is higher than the average total return for Swedish life insurance companies. At the same time, Alecta continues to focus on improved service to customers. Alecta's total return amounted to 6.3 per cent in the first nine months of 2004. The industry average, according to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, was 5.1 per cent in the same period. Alecta's president, Tomas Nicolin, comments: "In the first nine months of this year we have

Song Networks reaches deal with Visma Advantage AS

Song Networks Holding AB’s (Stockholm stock exchange: SONW) Norwegian subsidiary Song Networks AS has reached a deal with Visma Advantage AS for the provision of fixed telephony and Internet access to Visma Advantage’s customers. Annually, the deal is worth minimum NOK 20 million and will run until further notice.Visma Advantage AS is a purchasing partner for more than 1,500 companies in Norway. The deal appoints Visma Advantage as the provider of Song Networks’ services to its corporate customers. ”We have entered into a long-term agreement and close collaboration with Song Networks. We

ELISA SUBSIDIARY YOMI PLC HAS SOLD ITS ELISA SHARES

ELISA STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE NOVEMBER 4, 2004 AT 11.50amELISA SUBSIDIARY YOMI PLC HAS SOLD ITS ELISA SHARES Elisa's subsidiary Yomi Plc has announced that during the period of 2-3 November2004 the company sold its Elisa shares, a total of 556,870 shares, on theHelsinki Stock Exchange. The sale price totalled EUR 6.4 million, on average EUR11.47 per share. The transaction will have no impact on Elisa's 2004 financialresult. According to Yomi's stock exchange release of 4 November 2004, the transactionrelates to the restructuring of Yomi's balance sheet as well as tax planning for

Ericsson chosen by DiGi for nationwide EDGE expansion in Malaysia

Ericsson has been selected by DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (DiGi) as prime supplier for upgrading and expanding their nationwide GSM/GPRS network with EDGE. The upgrade to EDGE will enable DiGi to offer advanced data services to consumers.Ericsson will supply EDGE enabled equipment as well as modernization of DiGi's core and radio network. Ericsson will also provide a comprehensive portfolio of telecom services in a turnkey deployment including network design, implementation, multi-vendor integration and tuning services. "DiGi is well-positioned to become the preferred mobile data

Recycling energy from Rönnskär's processes boosts Skellefteå Kraft's electricity stocks

Recycling energy from Rönnskär's processes boosts Skellefteå Kraft's electricity stocks Boliden and Skellefteå Kraft are launching a partnership project called ECOEL. A restructuring of the Rönnskär smelter's energy systems will increase the extent to which waste heat from the smelter can be converted into electricity. The increase is estimated at approximately 30 GWh per year, corresponding to the annual consumption of 1,000 average houses. Steam is delivered to Skellefteå Kraft and converted into electricity. "Using other surplus energy for heating our facilities makes steam available

RAISIO GROUP INTERIM REPORT 1 January-30 September 2004

Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 4 Nov 2004 at 11.00 Finnish timeRAISIO GROUP INTERIM REPORT 1 January–30 September 2004 Continued Favourable Profit Development in Raisio’s Ongoing BusinessOperations -Raisio Group’s turnover in the third quarter was EUR 113.0 million(comparable turnover EUR 113.3 million in Q3/2003). Strong growth ofRaisio Life Sciences continued.-Operating result for the third quarter amounted to EUR 3.0 million(comparable operating result EUR 0.3 million).-Raisio Chemicals was divested in June 2004. It is included in thefigures of the interim report for

Song Networks reaches deal with Visma Advantage AS

Song Networks reaches deal with Visma Advantage AS Song Networks Holding AB's (Stockholm stock exchange: SONW) Norwegian subsidiary Song Networks AS has reached a deal with Visma Advantage AS for the provision of fixed telephony and Internet access to Visma Advantage's customers. Annually, the deal is worth minimum NOK 20 million and will run until further notice. Visma Advantage AS is a purchasing partner for more than 1,500 companies in Norway. The deal appoints Visma Advantage as the provider of Song Networks' services to its corporate customers. "We have entered into a long-term

Boss Media to deliver Pick'n'Click - new Internet gaming form - to Svenska Spel

Boss Media to deliver Pick'n'Click - new Internet gaming form - to Svenska Spel Successful scorer or effective goalkeeper? The choice is yours in Penalty Kick, one of the new games that Boss Media AB has developed in cooperation with Svenska Spel. A completely new category of games is being launched on the Svenska Spel website this week. Pick'n'Click is the game that contains everything we have always dreamed about - a win every time. For the player, the only challenge is to find where the prize is hiding among the cards and dice. "This is a very exciting development that contains exactly

ORKLA THIRD QUARTER 2004

ORKLA FOODS -     Broad-based profit growth -      Improvement programmes proceeding as planned -      Revenue growth and strong profit growth for Stabburet -      Increased competition from private labels in Sweden   ORKLA BRANDS -     Satisfactory profit level -     Profit growth for the smaller businesses -     Decline in export sales for Lilleborg Home and Personal Care -     Increased competition from private labels for the Biscuits business   ORKLA MEDIA -      Growth on advertising markets -      Continued profit growth for the newspaper

VSM Group adapts to tougher market conditions

VSM Group adapts to tougher market conditions · Net sales for the January-September 2004 period were down 10 percent to SEK 1,480 million (SEK 1,647 million), corresponding to a 5 percent drop in local currency. · Operating result before amortization of intangible assets (EBITA) was SEK 120 million (SEK 137 million). · The net profit for the period increased from SEK 35 million to SEK 39 million. · A wide-reaching efficiency programme - SmartFuture - has been put into operation, aiming to reduce annual expenditure by SEK 100 million within 2 years and to simultaneously increase earnings. "

VIASAT TO LAUNCH BROADBAND TV IN FIVE SWEDISH CITIES

VIASAT TO LAUNCH BROADBAND TV IN FIVE SWEDISH CITIES Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that Viasat Broadcasting has reached an agreement with five broadband Urban Networks in Sweden (Halmstad, Västerås, Linköping, Mjölby and Katrineholm) to broadcast TV via broadband ('IP-TV'). Viasat will start broadcasting Digital-TV via broadband in these areas during 2005 and will initially target the 36,000 households with fibre connections. The launch will significantly increase the competition for cable-TV operators. Viasat has undertaken

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